AT CES 2006, I was very much after the latest in the HD DVD and Blu-ray standards dispute. It’s a complete mess, just like the one we experienced at some five years ago at CeBit, when the DVD-R chaps squared up against the DVD+R chaps. It ended up as DVD+/-RW and every recorder that you buy today supports both discs. Now, we learn that Samsung will be the first manufacturer to release a device that is capable of playing both HD DVD and Blu-ray discs.
A combo drive is definitely the way to go, although there is really no sense right now. Hopefully we’ll see more Blue Ray and HD-DVD pop up soon. Source: TheInquirer.